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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-04-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Tue, Apr 5

● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2128

← Mar 29Apr 5Apr 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

765 head

▼ 36 vs last sale 801▼ 615 vs year ago 1,380 · −44.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

48 head

▼ 38 vs last sale 86▼ 91 vs year ago 139 · −65.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 10▼ 10 vs year ago 12 · −83.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers under 500 lbs steady; 500-700 lbs sold 3.00 higher. Very good demand for weaned thin-fleshed packages. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady with good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold steady with very good demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $163.15/cwt on 355 head.

Average price

$163.15

355 head · 650 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,061

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$122

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$29.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.61

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	647	163.70	1,060	348
Large 1-2	872	137.00	1,195	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	700	134.00	938	3thin

One grade step is worth $29.70/cwt here — about $122 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale355 hd

163.15

—

KY average24 barns · 6,628 hd

162.53

+0.61

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,810	121.42	2,198	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,315	86.80	1,142	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,497	82.22	1,231	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,033	76.96	795	5thin

Every lot

99 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) - Lexington, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	283	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	507	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	602	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	648	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	386	191.75/cwt	191.00–192.00	740	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	428	183.92/cwt	177.00–192.00	787	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	454	172.50/cwt	172.00–173.00	783	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	475	184.94/cwt	175.00–190.00	878	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	162.05/cwt	160.00–164.00	856	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	530	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	747	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	531	183.33/cwt	175.00–189.00	973	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	157.33/cwt	154.00–162.00	895	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	574	177.07/cwt	172.00–180.00	1,016	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	610	171.06/cwt	160.00–176.00	1,043	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	867	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	975	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	660	163.75/cwt	156.00–167.50	1,081	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	716	144.12/cwt	143.50–145.00	1,032	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	721	148.70/cwt	145.00–154.00	1,072	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	745	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	969	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,073	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	762	152.13/cwt	144.00–152.95	1,159	95
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	812	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,210	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	825	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,081	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	144.34/cwt	142.00–145.00	1,205	12
Steers	—	Large 1-2	872	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,195	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,193	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,280	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,359	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	260	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	390	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	295	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	369	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	325	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	436	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	326	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	515	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	341	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	593	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	555	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	368	164.23/cwt	161.00–171.00	604	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	395	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	589	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	405	130.48/cwt	129.00–132.00	528	2
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	425	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	514	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	635	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	437	157.42/cwt	153.00–162.00	688	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	465	153.71/cwt	151.00–157.00	715	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	140.25/cwt	140.00–141.00	672	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	514	150.35/cwt	146.00–153.00	773	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	749	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	540	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	729	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	567	125.28/cwt	116.00–132.00	710	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	571	147.68/cwt	145.00–150.00	843	33
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	598	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	807	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	608	133.66/cwt	133.00–134.00	813	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	627	144.67/cwt	141.00–146.00	907	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	630	121.69/cwt	115.00–125.00	767	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	680	142.57/cwt	136.00–145.00	969	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	680	112.96/cwt	107.00–119.00	768	2
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	684	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	882	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	733	143.50/cwt	136.00–143.75	1,052	78
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	746	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	918	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	761	134.90/cwt	134.00–135.00	1,027	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	929	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	830	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	979	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	910	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,056	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	519	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	318	144.96/cwt	140.00–150.00	461	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	355	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	522	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	180.82/cwt	173.00–185.00	674	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	664	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	435	173.01/cwt	171.00–174.00	753	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	736	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	486	176.77/cwt	175.00–178.00	859	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	495	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	693	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	523	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	732	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	545	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	946	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	545	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	834	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	840	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	565	136.93/cwt	133.00–141.00	774	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	579	165.49/cwt	157.00–171.00	958	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	620	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,017	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	635	150.36/cwt	145.00–154.00	955	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	650	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	826	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	657	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,058	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	144.68/cwt	130.00–149.00	971	5
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	685	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	959	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	715	144.47/cwt	136.00–150.00	1,033	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	928	1
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	735	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	985	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	806	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,080	3
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	935	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,131	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	864	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,160	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,218	1
Bulls	—	—	2,027	126.89/cwt	124.00–129.00	2,572	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	940	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	592	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	89.89/cwt	89.00–91.00	944	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,063	71.00/cwt	69.00–73.00	755	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,185	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	865	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,210	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,004	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,335	88.27/cwt	85.00–94.00	1,178	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,409	80.05/cwt	76.00–84.00	1,128	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,485	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,040	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,558	85.70/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,335	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	10,369	1

This sale against other markets

Kentucky weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) - Lexington, KY

Tue Apr 5, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 765Last week 801Year ago 1,380

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 86Year ago 139

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 10Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	180.00	180.00
7	—	615	141.00	141.00
12	—	835	142.00–145.00	144.34
2	—	750	143.00	143.00
2	—	955	134.00	134.00
4	—	454	172.00–173.00	172.50
2	—	925	129.00	129.00
1	—	650	150.00	150.00
7	—	569	154.00–162.00	157.33
1	—	1,070	127.00	127.00
3	—	283	179.00	179.00
1	—	340	177.00	177.00
9	—	716	143.50–145.00	144.12
2	—	528	160.00–164.00	162.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	141.00	141.00
1	—	745	130.00	130.00
1	—	825	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	660	156.00–167.50	163.75
39	—	610	160.00–176.00	171.06
13	—	721	145.00–154.00	148.70
31	—	531	175.00–189.00	183.33
17	—	812	149.00	149.00
95	—	762	144.00–152.95	152.13
27	—	574	172.00–180.00	177.07
4	—	386	191.00–192.00	191.75
14	—	428	177.00–192.00	183.92
29	—	475	175.00–190.00	184.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	872	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	368	161.00–171.00	164.23
19	—	761	134.00–135.00	134.90
78	—	733	136.00–143.75	143.50
3	—	341	174.00	174.00
13	—	514	146.00–153.00	150.35
20	—	437	153.00–162.00	157.42
19	—	680	136.00–145.00	142.57
33	—	571	145.00–150.00	147.68
37	—	627	141.00–146.00	144.67
22	—	465	151.00–157.00	153.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	746	123.00	123.00
3	—	598	135.00	135.00
5	—	684	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	144.00	144.00
4	—	326	158.00	158.00
3	—	608	133.00–134.00	133.66
4	—	479	140.00–141.00	140.25
2	—	815	114.00	114.00
1	—	365	152.00	152.00
1	—	260	150.00	150.00
1	—	435	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	680	107.00–119.00	112.96
2	—	405	129.00–132.00	130.48
1	—	395	149.00	149.00
1	—	325	134.00	134.00
1	—	540	135.00	135.00
3	—	567	116.00–132.00	125.28
3	—	630	115.00–125.00	121.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	121.00	121.00
1	—	295	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	116.00	116.00
1	—	830	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	657	161.00	161.00
3	—	620	164.00	164.00
6	—	545	173.50	173.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	435	171.00–174.00	173.01
8	—	715	136.00–150.00	144.47
5	—	579	157.00–171.00	165.49
5	—	486	175.00–178.00	176.77
5	—	635	145.00–154.00	150.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	121.00	121.00
1	—	685	140.00	140.00
1	—	735	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	153.00	153.00
3	—	806	134.00	134.00
1	—	725	128.00	128.00
1	—	460	160.00	160.00
1	—	420	158.00	158.00
5	—	671	130.00–149.00	144.68
1	—	560	150.00	150.00
1	—	960	90.00	90.00
2	—	285	182.00	182.00
3	—	373	173.00–185.00	180.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	140.00	140.00
1	—	650	127.00	127.00
2	—	318	140.00–150.00	144.96
2	—	565	133.00–141.00	136.93
1	—	355	147.00	147.00
1	—	495	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	73.00	73.00
12	—	1,335	85.00–94.00	88.27
1	—	1,210	83.00	83.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	63.00	63.00
2	—	1,050	89.00–91.00	89.89
2	—	1,063	69.00–73.00	71.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,558	84.00–88.00	85.70
4	—	1,409	76.00–84.00	80.05
1	—	1,485	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	105.00	105.00
3	—	2,027	124.00–129.00	126.89

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	875.00	875.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.